Pietenpol-List: Sprung gear
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:31 am
Original Posted By: "walt evans"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Sprung gearStacy: I'm building a genuine Model A Piet from the 33 plans with theJ-3 style gear as shown in the plans. My entire landing gear weight (Hager axels, brakes. V's, shock struts, ATV wheels and tires ) weigh 48lbs. I couldn't be happier about that. Greg Cardinal recently noted hiswire wheel landing gear weigh 60 lbs. I placed my lower longeron endgrain horizontal thinking that it may be slightly easier to make the bowshape, then placed the upper longeron end grain vertically to counterany slight weakness that may occur from having the lower grainhorizontally--although I'm sure there is no difference.--just somethingI had in my head. I bought a wood kit from Western Ac. Sup. before heretired. All sizes and lengths were perfect. All rabbiting of tail woodwas done. I think that was the closest thing to a quick build Piet kitthat we will ever see. I built my landing gear 2 years ago. The onlytime it was ever on the fus. was when the fus. was on saw horses. Fridayafter the paint dried I put the gear on, removed the saw horses androlled it out of the garage for the first time! In the big picture thatsreally nothing, but for the first time since I cut wood in 1999 it lookslike an airplane.--except for the cement block tied to he tail to keepit from falling on its nose. ( the A is on it ) Leon S. Nickerson Ks.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Sprung gearStacy: I'm building a genuine Model A Piet from the 33 plans with theJ-3 style gear as shown in the plans. My entire landing gear weight (Hager axels, brakes. V's, shock struts, ATV wheels and tires ) weigh 48lbs. I couldn't be happier about that. Greg Cardinal recently noted hiswire wheel landing gear weigh 60 lbs. I placed my lower longeron endgrain horizontal thinking that it may be slightly easier to make the bowshape, then placed the upper longeron end grain vertically to counterany slight weakness that may occur from having the lower grainhorizontally--although I'm sure there is no difference.--just somethingI had in my head. I bought a wood kit from Western Ac. Sup. before heretired. All sizes and lengths were perfect. All rabbiting of tail woodwas done. I think that was the closest thing to a quick build Piet kitthat we will ever see. I built my landing gear 2 years ago. The onlytime it was ever on the fus. was when the fus. was on saw horses. Fridayafter the paint dried I put the gear on, removed the saw horses androlled it out of the garage for the first time! In the big picture thatsreally nothing, but for the first time since I cut wood in 1999 it lookslike an airplane.--except for the cement block tied to he tail to keepit from falling on its nose. ( the A is on it ) Leon S. Nickerson Ks.________________________________________________________________________________